Victoria Azarenka is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Belarussian has defeated Venus Williams 7-67 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Sofia Kenin.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Victoria Azarenka’s projected draw and the likely opponents at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Victoria has a weak record (8-11) against the likely opposition.
R2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Sofia Kenin
Sofia Kenin has a 18-7 record in 2020, but she has not played so far on clay. Kenin won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the title in at the Australian Open where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2, and in Lyon where she beat Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final 6-2 4-6 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Kenin surrendered to Karolina Pliskova in the 3rd round 4-6 6-4 6-3.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Sofia Kenin
This contest would be 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
R3 – Katerina Siniakova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Katerina Siniakova
Katerina Siniakova has a 8-9 win-loss record in 2020, 1-1 on clay. As for the last 5 years, Siniakova has a 104-58 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Siniakova won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Siniakova was overcome by Daria Kasatkina in the 2nd round 2-6 6-4 6-1.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Katerina Siniakova
This contest would be 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Katerina Siniakova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Siniakova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Anyhow, Victoria Azarenka may face Daria Kasatkina. Their head to head is 2-0 for Victoria Azarenka.
1/4 – Johanna Konta’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 2-2
Johanna Konta has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2020, but she has not competed yet on clay. The Brit won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Konta’s best achievement of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Monterrey and New York.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Brit surrendered to Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-3 6-4.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Johanna Konta
This would be the 5th time that Victoria Azarenka and Johanna Konta face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Azarenka and Konta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
However, Victoria Azarenka could square off with Garbine Muguruza. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Victoria Azarenka.
1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 16-2 record in 2020, 6-0 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Halep has a 199-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of this year was winning the title in Dubai where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5), and in Prague where she defeated Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Romanian was overcome by Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round 2-6 7-5 6-3.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Simona Halep
This contest would be 6th time that Victoria Azarenka and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Nevertheless, Victoria Azarenka may square off with Petra Martic. Their head to head is 1-0 for Victoria Azarenka.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 4-4
Karolina Pliskova has a 10-5 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Karolina has a 107-70 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Brisbane where she beat Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Czech conquered the title after beating Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 9th time that Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova square off. The head to head is 4-4 for Azarenka and Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on clay .
However, Victoria Azarenka could come up against Elina Svitolina. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Victoria Azarenka.
